Because entrepreneurship research is marked by a lack of continuity, researchers should focus on the "entrepreneurial situation," which emphasizes the link between individual behavior and the taking of initiatives. A review of recent entrepreneurship research highlights the theoretical move away...

'The Handbook of Research in Entrepreneurship Education is well worth reading and both editions are excellent volumes for all of us involved and interested in the debate on how to bring entrepreneurship education forward and whether to create a distinctive domain of entrepreneurship studies.' -...

1. Introduction / Alain Fayolle and Philippe Riot -- 2. Dimly through the fog : institutional forces affecting the multidisciplinary nature of entrepreneurship / Howard E. Aldrich -- 3. Moving on : affirming the entrepreneurial in entrepreneurship research / Daniel Hjorth -- 4. The economic...